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Silver Sparrow malware found in nearly 30,000 Macs
There’s a popular stereotype that Apple’s computers are largely immune to malware. Not only is is that incorrect, it appears that sophisticated hacker(s) might have been toying with the idea of a heist or drop nasty enough they’d have needed to cover their tracks. As Ars Technica reports, security researchers at Malwarebytes and Red Canary
Tips on how to stop your emails from being tracked
All of those obnoxious marketing emails that crowd your inbox aren’t just pushing a product. They’re also tracking whether you’ve opened the email, when you opened it, and where you were at the time by using software like MailChimp to embed tracking software into the message. How does it work? A single tracking pixel is
Bitcoin market value surges to $1-trillion
Bitcoin is closing in on a market value of US$1-trillion, a surge that’s helping cryptocurrency returns far outstrip the performance of more traditional assets like stocks and gold. The largest token has added more than $415-billion of value in 2021 to about $956-billion. The Bloomberg Galaxy Crypto Index, which includes bitcoin and four other coins, has
South Africa prepares to manufacture and commercialize hydrogen fuel technology
After over a decade of research and development around hydrogen fuel technology, president Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa is now ready to build and sell hydrogen fuel technology The president said this when he responded to a debate on the State of the Nation Address in Parliament on Thursday. “For more than a decade, government
Blackmagic is releasing a new, “Pro” version of its Pocket Cinema Camera 6K
Blackmagic is releasing a new, “Pro” version of its Pocket Cinema Camera 6K, which looks to fix a lot of the pain points we found in the original. It adds a tiltable, brighter screen (and an optional electronic viewfinder attachment), a bigger battery, and built-in ND. The camera is slotting into Blackmagic’s line-up above the regular
Fuel price increase expected ahead of the 2021 budget speech
This year will be a very tough one for SA motorists as more and more fuel prices hike are expected. Minister of finance, Tito Mboweni is set to deliver his 2021 budget speech on 24 February, with fuel levies expected to be an obvious revenue target once again. Tax experts at legal firm ENSAfrica said
Microsoft unveils Office 2021 version and Office LTSC for commercial customers
Microsoft is announcing two new versions of Office today: a consumer Office 2021 version and Office LTSC for commercial customers. Office 2021 will be available later this year for both Windows and macOS, and similar to the previous Office 2019 release, it’s designed for those who don’t want to subscribe to the cloud-powered Microsoft 365 variants.
IEB announces an applaudable 98.07% matric pass rate for class of 2020
The Independent Examinations Board (IEB) has recorded a 98.07% matric pass rate for 2020, a slight drop compared to the previous year's 98.82%. The IEB exam results were released at midnight. Umalusi‚ the examination standardisation body‚ monitored the marking and results and declared the exams to be fair and valid‚ according to a statement put
An overview of the top-performing global equity funds available in SA
Given the dominance of growth stocks over the past few years, it should be no surprise that the top-performing global equity funds since 2018 all have a growth or technology bias. At the top of the list is the Baillie Gifford Worldwide Long Term Global Growth fund, managed by the Citywire AAA-rated duo of Tom
The carbon-fiber Vaio Z is the world’s lightest laptop with an Intel H-series chip
Vaio is known for making laptops that pack a surprising amount of power into unbelievably thin form factors. The Vaio Z may be the company’s most ambitious product yet. It contains up to Intel’s four-core Core i7-11357H — and at a starting weight of 2.11 pounds, it’ll be the lightest laptop ever to house an
British American Tobacco confirms sales recovery after last year's tobacco ban
British American Tobacco says sales revenue in South Africa rapidly recovered after last year's tobacco ban. Still, combined with other Covid-19 restrictions including fewer customers making duty-free purchases at airports, the group has reported a decline in cigarette sales for 2020. The global tobacco group still claimed market share gains in cigarettes and tobacco heating
Chrome OS to introduce built-in screen recorder
Google has announced that a built-in screen recorder is coming to Chrome OS in March. Google hopes the tool will make it easier for students and teachers to record virtual lessons. “Teachers have long recorded lessons to help students do homework and study for tests, but in the past year it’s become downright critical for
Tesla reduces prices of base variants of Model 3, Model Y
Tesla Inc has reduced the price of its cheaper variants of the Model 3 sedan and the Model Y sports utility vehicle (SUV), while raising prices for their performance variants, the electric-car maker’s website showed. The price of its Model 3 Standard Range Plus has been lowered to $36,990 from $37,990, while the Model Y
Rectron partners with NZXT to enhance PC gaming experiences
Rectron, a leading South African distributor of IT products, has added NZXT, a developer of software-powered hardware solutions for PC gaming, to its extensive portfolio. NZXT is dedicated to providing premium PC gaming products and services that combine affordability, functionality, engineering and design to achieve extraordinary gaming experiences. Through this partnership, Rectron will distribute complete
Vodacom Business first AWS partner in Africa to attain the AWS Outposts Ready designation
More than 80% of enterprises are choosing to take a hybrid strategy in adopting cloud technology, making use of multi-cloud deployment models to take advantage of scalability and flexibility in their workloads. To assist these businesses with their hybrid cloud experience, Vodacom Business has achieved the status of the first Amazon Web Services (AWS) partner in Africa, to
Huawei Mate X2 teaser hints at new folding screen design
Huawei has posted another teaser for its upcoming Mate X2 folding phone on Weibo, offering the strongest hint yet that it’ll move away from the original Mate X’s design. The first Mate X, announced in 2019 and refreshed in 2020, had a single large screen that folded in half so that the display was on the outside of the
Here's why Facebook is blocking users in Australia from finding or sharing news
The Facebook pages of many Australian government agencies seem to have been caught up in the social media network’s ban on news posts by users and media organizations in the country. Users on Twitter have reported that the pages of agencies like the Bureau of Meteorology, Department of Fire and Emergency Services Western Australia, and
Pan African prepares groundwork for Egoli project
Pan African Resources hope to finalise a debt funding package for its Egoli project by the end of next month as it moves forward with SA's newest underground gold mine. It says the brownfield development will contribute considerably to its future gold production. Releasing interim results yesterday, the gold mining company said it had commenced
Samsung forced to halt chip production in Austin due to power outages
Samsung has temporarily halted chip production at its facilities in Austin, TX in response to the region’s power outages brought on by Winter Storm Uri, the Austin American-Statesman reports. “With prior notice, appropriate measures have safely been taken for the facilities and wafers in production,” Samsung said in a statement, “We will resume production as
WATCH: Ramaphosa receives COVID-19 vaccine
President Cyril Ramaphosa and health minister Dr Zweli Mkhize were the first in line to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. The president of the country was with of a group of health workers being vaccinated at the Khayelitsha District Hospital in Cape Town on Wednesday. A glass cubical in Khayelitsha District Hospital’s Trauma unit is where